Practice Management
General counsel used Covid as “opportunity to go off-panel”
A lot of general counsel used the pandemic as an “opportunity to go off-panel” and instruct boutique law firms and alternative legal services providers, a leading law firm adviser has said.
Law firm CEO “saved £300,000” by recruiting lawyers on LinkedIn
The former chief executive of Brethertons has described how he saved the firm up to £300,000 in recruitment fees by finding lawyers himself on LinkedIn.
Pandemic experience has given lawyers more confidence in tech
The experience of the pandemic has given lawyers greater confidence in innovation and technology, leading to a “step change” in their use over the past three years, major research has found.
“Partnership is dying” as law firms need greater agility
“Partnership is dying” as a model for new law firms, though it remains “an option”, a law firm management expert has said as he stressed the need for them to adopt the ‘agile’ methodology.
Contentious probate specialist secures private equity backing
A law firm specialising only in contentious probate has secured £3.25m in private equity funding to boost expansion across the country, the fifth law firm to be backed by BGF.
Smaller law firms turn to marketing as optimism falters
Confidence among smaller law firms that they will grow in the coming year has fallen for the third year running and they are planning to increase their marketing efforts in response.
Exclusive: Lawfront eyes five more acquisitions to build £100m group
Private equity firm Blixt Group is looking at up to five more acquisitions to reach its target of building a £100m national legal services business, its chief executive has revealed.
Profession paying “lip service” to diversity, LSB told
The legal profession pays only “lip service” to diversity and “there is a lack of action or appetite to pursue meaningful change”, a report for the Legal Services Board has suggested.
Double acquisition for MAPD Group with “more to come”
The MAPD Group – a business bringing together local law firms – yesterday announced a double acquisition in the North-West ahead of “several” more deals later in the year.
Law firm’s office building to have Europe’s “biggest green wall”
National law firm TLT is relocating its Manchester office next summer to a net-zero office building with Europe’s “biggest green wall”.
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Lessons from Sir Keir Starmer for SRA chief
The proposed 29%, or £25m, increase in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s budget announced last week should really come as no great surprise.
The hidden risks in client account reconciliations
The client account reconciliation process will be second nature to most people in legal finance – and so is also a potential area for a problem to be undetected until it becomes serious.
Mentoring the next generation of litigation leaders
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